Back to Reality

"The Big Blue" -- that's what we say as we cross the intracoastal waterway into Flagler Beach and see the beautiful Atlantic Ocean! I love the familiarity of driving down A1A, pulling our little camper and driving into Gamble Rogers State Park campground, right next to the "Big Blue"! This past week was our 10th visit to Flagler Beach, one of my favorite places on earth! This year we were blessed to have 2 of our 3 daughters and all 4 of our grandchildren with us at the beach for the week. We spent our mornings down on the beach, playing in the sand with our feet in the water, soaking up the sun! Every afternoon we went on an excursion to one of the many state parks located throughout central Florida. We spent days in "the real Florida", enjoying God's creation and learning allot about the history of our great state! We saw gardens, forts, lakes and historic ruins. We walked nature trails and went on boat rides! It was great! In the evening, after grilling our dinner and eating at the picnic table we would sit around the campsite, just enjoying spending time together. What a great week! Today we tore down, unhooked and cleaned up the camp site and headed for home, not my favorite part of vacation! I look forward to spending time at Flager Beach every year and am already anticipating our visit next year, hopefully with all 3 daughters and the grandkids, too! But until then, it's unpacking, laundry, church, work, etc. It's time to come back to reality! But I still have my memories of this wonderful week and of . . . "the big blue"!